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October 22, 2015

5 Reasons I Love Snapchat (And Think You Will Too)

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Adults are taking over Snapchat (sorry kids!). Here are a few reasons I love Snapchat and think you will too! (PS – it’s no longer what you think!)

Why I Love Snapchat and Think You Will Too dineanddish.net

Friends, I know what you’re thinking… no my teenager hasn’t taken over my blog. It’s me, Kristen (dineanddish on Snapchat), the 42 year old mom of 4 here professing my love for Snapchat. Yes, that snapchat… the app that we have been banning from our kids phones and questioning why anyone would want to use an app where the images and chats disappear into thin air after viewed.

Let me start by asking you to just give me a chance to explain. Trust me, I was just like you not too many months ago. I assumed that Snapchat was simply for kids to send inappropriate pictures to each other – which may have been the case back then. But Snapchat has changed for the better with the introduction of Snapchat Stories. Snapchat Stories has opened up a whole new world to would be snapchat users. If you are into memory keeping through photos and videos in an incredibly simple format, you will love Snapchat.

If you will just bear with me, I’ll tell you 5 Things I love about Snapchat and why I think you’ll love it too!

1. Memory Keeping through Picture and Video Made Simple


I am not a scrapbooker, but I am a blogger and a mom who loves to take photos and videos. My desire to introduce more video into my memory keeping stemmed from the One Second Everyday project I’ve been doing (read more about that here). The problem was, there are so many other moments I was capturing during the day beyond the one second, but I wasn’t quite sure what to do with them. Enter Snapchat Stories.

First of all, let me start by telling you about Snapchat Stories. A Snapchat Story is a users videos and photos from a 24 hour period. What I post on snapchat at 8am this morning will disappear from my snapchat story at 8am tomorrow. It’s basically a revolving “story” that refreshes at the 24 hour point. Depending on your settings, users who follow you can view your snapchat story within that 24 hour period and you can view the stories of other users you are following within that 24 hours.

What I love about this is each day I’m taking photos and short, 10 second max videos of my day and those are instantly compiled into a mashup of what’s happened within the last 24 hours in my life. As the user, I can then download that story at the end of the 24 hours, save it to my camera roll, and have an instant “memory keeper” of that day! The video above is my Snapchat Story from the day my husband ran the Chicago Marathon. As you can tell, it’s just random snippets of our day, but for this non-scrapbooker, it’s a super simple way for me to have a short clip for us to remember that day by.

2. With Snapchat, Say Goodbye to Perfection

Ella and Kristen Unfiltered

Friends, you know I love Instagram. I always have, I always will…but….

Instagram has become just another place where users are showing off their perfect lives, perfect children, perfectly perfect clean white walls, amazing trips, drool worthy food, skinny making workouts, etc. It’s become less about real life as it happens and more about filters, perfection, and followers/numbers.

My own instagram has definitely become less of a place for me to share my everyday moments, which makes me kind of sad. However, thank goodness for Snapchat.

Snapchat has 3 filters…that’s it. What you see on Snapchat is what’s happening right there at the moment. You can’t upload perfectly edited photos.  I feel like Snapchat is giving me a true, honest to goodness look at the friends I’m following. I see their dirty dishes, their un-made up faces, the reality of the everyday. There are still some people out there who lead pretty amazing “perfect” lives, but for the most part, Snapchat makes us all look a little more normal! It’s refreshing!

3. Snapchat Offers A New Kind of Engagement

coffee talk on snapchat

I’ll admit, when I had friends try to get me to join Snapchat, I was hesitant… probably the same way you are feeling right now. My biggest beef with Snapchat was the lack of engagement. There is no way to comment, like, heart, share, etc. what you see on Snapchat. It was a different concept for me. But then I discovered the messaging feature and all my thoughts surrounding Snapchat and engagement changed.

I recently started a “Coffee Talk with Kristen” feature on Snapchat. Each morning I spend 1 minute or so on a Snapchat video talking about different things on my mind. Things you and I might discuss if we were actually sitting down together having coffee. From that has spawned a whole new level of engagement with so many different people. I’ve been having morning snapchat video and text chats with friends from all over. It’s almost like we are really sitting down in the morning for a cup of coffee. It’s been awesome!

There are bloggers using Snapchat as a way to engage with their readers by demo-ing recipes and then pointing viewers towards their blogs. There are people taking us on amazing vacations touring the world all from the comfort of Snapchat. There are people pouring their hearts and souls out, motivating others, and finding various ways to engage with their audience on Snapchat. The conversations that were once the heart of Twitter? Now they are over on Snapchat!

Also, brands who aren’t engaging with an audience either through their own Snapchat account or using other snapchatters to engage are missing out. It’s a fantastic resource for off the cuff kind of product engagement! I’ve purchased so many products recommended by other users on Snapchat because it’s an easy way for me to see the product in action. You should really come check it out!

4.  Snapchat is Not About the Numbers Game

Kristen's Snapchat snapcode

So many social platforms these days are all about the numbers. How many followers do you have? How many likes did that picture get? How many people saw that facebook post?

What I love about Snapchat is that it is free from all of that. You can’t tell how many followers I have (heck… I can’t even tell how many followers I have). I can’t see how many people viewed your snap. I can’t tell if you are bored with me and unfollow me. The numbers game is totally and completely gone in Snapchat. It’s freeing…. so so so freeing. It may be one of the best things about it!

5. There’s Room For Everyone on Snapchat

Snapchat is full of all different kinds of people. There are artists who share their latest process for creating their work. Cooks her demonstrate their favorite recipes. Mom’s who share the cutest snaps of their kids. People who share funny snaps of their pets.

Some of my favorite people to follow on Snapchat are celebrities (Hello, Maroon 5 is on there!). I love the behind the scenes looks at the lives of the rich and famous. It’s kind of fun to see them doing totally normal things!

Anyway, I really am loving Snapchat and would love for you to try it out too! Download the Snapchat app today, add my user name (dineanddish) as a friend and I’d be happy to give you a quick overview of how to use it! Just snap me or email me at kristen@dineanddish.net and let me know! Happy snapchatting!

(PS – I still will not let my kids get Snapchat :))

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  1. Susan says

    October 22, 2015 at 3:14 pm

    I JUST recenlty got onto snapchat and my kids are “tutoring” me. I have been off of most social media (and my blog – which is now under a huge overhaul) because I was tired of seeing everyone’s “not so perfect” lives, appear perfect. I, too, have gotten real and these past two years have been so challenging that I simply needed to be honest and I couldnt via those old platforms. I started a daily dialogue with moms, people, etc in my community and we are being authentic. Havent started posting yet – but be on the lookout! Miss you! Adore you! xxx

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    • Kristen says

      October 22, 2015 at 3:25 pm

      You know what, I love this so much! I’d love for everyone to get on the authentic bandwagon.
      And I bet where you are located geographically, it’s even harder, although it’s pretty hard here in Kansas too.

      I wish we could meetup sometime and have an “authentic” retreat. Wouldn’t that be fun? Miss you too!!

      Reply
    • Kristen says

      October 22, 2015 at 3:25 pm

      PS Tell me more about this daily dialog… how is that happening?

      Reply
  2. Virginia says

    October 22, 2015 at 3:32 pm

    I just do not get the need to document everything for everybody; it seems to be totally out of control; all a lot of ME ME ME…look at ME!

    No surprise that brands and bloggers working for brands are now using it. Marketing ruins everything that once started out as fun and I think food bloggers are the worst case of that happening.

    Instagram was fun once too…remember?

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    • Kristen says

      October 22, 2015 at 3:40 pm

      I totally agree with you on that point. Bloggers ruin everything! And I’m sure we’ll ruin snapchat too!

      The bloggers using it promoting brands are actually people just doing it authentically (like shopping and finding a brand of peanut butter they like and sharing it). I guess I’m not sure if they are actually hiring people to use it.

      And yes – I’ve been saying snapchat to me is what instagram used to be.

      I’m just happy, since photographs and video is my way of memory keeping, that I’ve found a way to mesh all that together in one easy way. I’d love it even if no one was watching, just because it’s an easy way for me to document special moments 🙂

      Reply
  3. Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

    October 22, 2015 at 5:08 pm

    I love Snapchat and it’s all thanks to you! It gives me a chance to get to know my favorite fellow food bloggers. It’s so fun to hear someone after just reading their blog for years. I adore you through your blog but watching your snaps and your Coffee Talk (my favorite!) let me get to know you even better. Just need to finally find a chance to snap you back a message! xoxo

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    • Kristen says

      October 23, 2015 at 9:39 am

      Thank you so much! I’m loving getting to know everyone better through Coffee Talk too! It’s been fun! 🙂 And yes – snap me back 🙂

      Reply
  4. Stacie says

    October 22, 2015 at 5:22 pm

    You’ve convinced me! I’m downloading Snapchat as I type.

    I’ve been hearing about it more and more lately. I brushed it off thinking it was only for teens and why would I want to use it. I’m going to give it a go!

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    • Kristen says

      October 23, 2015 at 9:39 am

      Yay – I’m so glad! Let me know if you need any help figuring it out! I’d be happy to!

      Reply
  5. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    October 23, 2015 at 7:36 am

    I have a hard time knowing how to even work with Snapchat, it makes me feel old and I’m only 30! I downloaded it, thinking I would dive in and figure it out but after only 2 days I was annoyed and haven’t touched it since haha.

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    • Kristen says

      October 23, 2015 at 9:38 am

      I felt the exact same way when I first started using it and tried and tried to figure it out but was frustrated. Then I found someone and bombarded them with questions and know totally understand it! I’d be happy to help you with it if you want. Just let me know!

      It’s not the most intuitive app to learn by any means, but once you have someone show you, it’s actually really simple. I felt so dumb at first though!

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  6. Senika @ Foodie Blog Stalker says

    October 23, 2015 at 1:19 pm

    I LOVE seeing your snaps! Errr chats?! Whatever it’s called! Coffee talk is my fav and I promise to message back once I can figure out how to do it! My non-techie self needs a snapchat tutorial! 🙂

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    • Kristen says

      October 25, 2015 at 3:12 pm

      You are the sweetest – thank you! The coffee talks have been a lot of fun for me.
      Hey – I’ll give you a tutorial! Just let me know how/when/where!

      Reply
  7. Kiran @ KiranTarun.com says

    October 23, 2015 at 3:26 pm

    I enjoy your antics on your blog, twitter and especially Instagram. I’ve got to admit, you are way cooler in Snapchat! Time to get on board. Especially love reason #4 🙂

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    • Kristen says

      October 25, 2015 at 3:11 pm

      I’m so glad you are going to give it a try! Let me know if you have any questions!

      Reply
  8. shelly (cookies and cups) says

    October 23, 2015 at 3:29 pm

    Such a great post… I never thought I would like snapchat but have really gotten into it!! Love your snaps…keep them coming!

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    • Kristen says

      October 25, 2015 at 3:11 pm

      Thanks, friend! I hated Snapchat at first, but that’s obviously changed for me! Love your snaps too!

      Reply
  9. Donalyn@The Creekside Cook says

    October 24, 2015 at 11:15 am

    Ok – you have convinced me to give it a try! Installing now 🙂 I still like Instagram though, and while I do a bit of promoting there, it remains authentic for me – nearly all phone camera shots of everyday life. Not always pretty, but I use all social media to suit myself, and those who are interested can follow along.

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    • Kristen says

      October 25, 2015 at 3:10 pm

      I do love instagram… but feel like I can’t post all that I want to anymore. But I LOVE looking at photos over there so much!
      Let me know if you have any questions on how to use Snapchat!!

      Reply
  10. Donalyn@The Creekside Cook says

    October 24, 2015 at 11:28 am

    Oh yeah – I’m creeksidecook 😉

    Reply
  11. Leslie says

    October 24, 2015 at 12:39 pm

    How do you download your story to camera roll after the 24 hrs??

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    • Kristen says

      October 25, 2015 at 3:09 pm

      OK so right by your story you’ll see three stacked dots. Click on those those 3 dots and you’ll see a circle with a down arrow. Click on that and it will download it to your camera roll. If you want just an individual snap of yours from your story, click on the actual photo and down at the bottom you’ll see a little trashcan and right next to that an arrow looking thing with a line under that. Click on that to download that snap only to your camera roll.
      Let me know if that doesn’t make sense and I can snap you pictures of it!

      Reply
  12. Kirstin says

    October 25, 2015 at 2:24 am

    Brilliant! I can’t believe we wrote the same kind of post on snapchat!
    x

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    • Kristen says

      October 25, 2015 at 3:06 pm

      I know! When Holly posted yours I had to laugh. Great minds… 🙂

      Reply

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